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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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